Higher than Kites, the Detroit Kite Festival reveals: Stewardship, Community and Joy

Did you drive over the Douglas MacArthur Bridge one day and see the sky filled with kites? Have you been to the Detroit Kite Festival? "This is my favorite festival as a lifelong Detroiter," says Lex Draper Garcia Bey, Co-lead organizer. After the founding organizer stepped away Lex stepped up. "I couldn't imagine what it would be like to come to my favorite festival and it not feel familiar to me."

Along with food trucks and music, Lex added things that felt like her. On Sunday July 14, 2024, at James Scott Memorial fountain square on Belle Isle. The area was lined with food, ice cream, juice...